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Will equity mutual funds attract LTCG tax?

It seems, you are asking whether there is any change in the tax treatment of long-term capital gains on equity investments in the budget

Will my investments in equity and mutual funds attract long-term capital gains tax?
- Venkata Mahesh

It seems, you are asking whether there is any change in the tax treatment of long-term capital gains on equity investments in the budget. Here is the happy news: the budget did not propose any changes in long-term capital gains on equity. If equity investments are sold after 12 months, you do not have to pay tax on long-term capital gains. Long-term capital gains tax on equity investments continues to be zero.

This article was originally published on March 02, 2016.

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